Hellenismos Resources

So, it seems I’ve managed to become a respected figure in Hellenismos for some reason, hell if I know what I did to become entangled in that camp, being a Hedonist and practising a minority sect, but oh well. So here’s a list of resource material I’ve used to learn the basics, build my religious practises, and also are resources for ritual tools, statuary, music, etc…. A lot of the sources for ritual tools, supplies, etc…, include local stores in Southeast and Central Michigan, Northwest Ohio, and the Chicagoland area, and links may just be informative, not commercial.

Lucian of Samosata Project — HUGE site, including a wiki (which is short for “what i know is…” –NOT an abbreviation for “Wikipedia”), which features The Cyrenaics Resource and Cynic Lives; those two pages are possibly the most comprehensive on-line resources for Hedonist and Cynic philosophy

Aesop’s Fables –I’ve had several translations since 1986/87, and currently have one released by Barnes & Noble Classics, with translation by V.S. Vernon Jones (1912) an an Introduction and Notes (including biographical) by D.L. Ashliman

Aesop’s Fables —due to Bowdlerisation of much Classical and classic literature from the late Victorian onward, there are a lot of somewhat Christianised versions. The version I have avoids Christianising the stories, and in spite of few illustrations, I think it’d be perfectly fine to read to children, but I don’t have kids

D’Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin – D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths

Evans, Lady Hestia; Mythology —kind of a novelty book with pop-up and pull-out pages, but I really love it. Recommended for children aged 8-12.